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Meanings of hand wear in English

Clothing for the hands.

        Usage of hand wear in English
        1
        Her eyes were larger, her nose sharper, her hands worn and bony.
        The Forged Coupon, and Other Stories
        2
        The sock puppet on his right hand wore a red face.
        Heart-shaped box
        3
        The Fireman's hand wore a glove of radiant fire.
        The Fireman
        4
        Her hand wore a well-tailored, tight-fitting, black leather glove.
        Thief of lives
        5
        His delicate hands wearing no jewels were at his sides, and his head was magnificently erect.
        Romance Island
        6
        He said, ' Hands wear ship, Mr Galbraith!'
        Man of War
        7
        Her hand wore a glove of light.
        The Fireman
        8
        Your head will be shaved-yourhands worn and blackened and your nails broken with the picking of oakum.
        The Head of the House of Coombe
        9
        Their hands wear down to stumps.
        The Guardian
        10
        Hands wear ship!' The calls shrilled and more men scampered to add their weight to haul the yards around.
        Cross of St. George
        11
        'Man the braces - hands wear ship, if you please!'
        Man of War
        12
        Her hands wore wonderful rings.
        A Daughter of the Land
        13
        His large hands wore a silver ring with a diamond as big as my thumb, but no wedding ring.
        A kiss of shadows
        14
        Smith yesterday allowed a photograph of his hand wearing a ring decorated with the Spectre logo to emerge on Twitter.
        The Irish Times
        15
        Handsome hands wore these.
        Kitty's Class Day and Other Stories
        16
        Meanwhile Ms Hand wore size eight bike shorts that cost $7 but were made of a much thinner material.
        News.com.au